I'm 24 now!

I've been trying to work on this blog entry for days and there just hasn't been time. Add that to the fact that I can't get on Blogger at work any more, and well, here we are.

Last weekend was my birthday weekend. I had Thursday through Sunday off from work. My weekend really began on Wednesday night with Hamburger Helper and a couple episodes of Friends. I slept late Thursday morning and got picked up by Ashley around 1:30 or so. We went to the mall and just to run a few errands around town. Plus she got to meet Bogie and I'm pretty sure that was love at first sight. Around 6:30 we headed to Mellow Mushroom where we shared a delicious veggie pizza. We mainly went there for the Blue Valiums. It's pure liquor and completely wonderful. I had one (after all, I was driving) and Ashley had two. We went back to my apartment for a bit to change and Meagan met us there. About 9:30 we headed toward downtown and The Bar. Meagan was gracious and patient enough to be the designated driver for the evening.

The drag show was great. I wore my shants, a mythical pantsuit creation that I had only worn once before, enabling me to show off my luscious farmer's tan and my giant breasts, thanks to the fact that I had to go braless. I had two Savannahs (if you go to The Bar you know how awesome those drinks and bartender Kenny are), two vodka cranberries, and a shot of bourbon that was actually more like two and a half shots. I may have had more to drink. That's just all I remember. We went to Steak and Shake afterwards and I remember going there and then paying for my food, but I have no recollection of ordering or eating. Luckily I had a picture of myself with a cheeseburger in my mouth.

Friday morning, Ashley, also quite drunk the night before, left my apartment around 10:30, after getting to cuddle with my cat all night. Then I slept in a little bit longer before showering and heading to my grandparents' house in Buffalo. I spent close to an hour there and was in Campbellsville right around 5. I had dinner with my parents and sis (nothing special, just Wendy's) and then Heather and I left to come up to Lexington. We went to Walmart so I could get some groceries and then just hung out around my apartment all night. We watched Coraline and Hairspray and hit the sack around 2:30 or 3 in the morning.

Saturday morning we slept in kind of late and both got showers. We went to a few stores out in Hamburg and then came back to my apartment to eat some sandwiches before heading out to Cincinnati. We got to Riverbend around 6:15 and just happened to run into Kent (from work) and his friends. We got a giant soft pretzel to eat and I bought a beer and we just sort of all talked and hung out until about ten minutes before the show. The Donnas played first. Their set was really short but they had a lot of energy and did a really great job. We were hoping Pat Benatar was going to perform next but when we saw the roadies bring out Clem's drum set we knew Blondie was up next. They also did great and Debbie looked really good. Not as good as the last time we saw them, but it was really hot (since PNC Pavilion is partly open and it was close to 90 out) in her defense.

Pat Benatar's set was probably the one I was most impressed with. Other than the fact that the backing musicians were entirely too loud and sometimes drowned out Pat's voice, I thought her guitarist (husband Neil Giraldo) was fantastic, and Pat's voice sounded really great. We did sneak out before the end of the last song, but we wanted to make sure we got posters before the merchandise booths closed, and we were hoping to beat the crowd a little too. We both got a bit of a second wind after the show and ended up watching Mamma Mia! before we went to sleep.

Sunday morning I woke up at around 8:30. Meagan, Justin, and Chris were supposed to be meeting at my apartment around 9:30 so we could head to King's Island. Justin decided not to come since he was entertaining his brother for the weekend. Chris arrived about 9:45 and we left. My dad was coming to pick up Heather later so I just left her my key and she locked up the apartment. We got to King's Island about 11:45 and headed straight to the pavilion where we were having the free picnic. (This is why my job is awesome. KI tickets were totally free for all of us too.) The first thing we did (joining Andrew, Lauren, Matt, Jenny, Travis, and Jamie) was head to the Lazy River ride to cool off and so that we could let our food settle. I had resolved to try to ride Adventure Express ("kiddie coaster") and then see if I could work my way up to The Racer. I was a little scared, so Meagan talked me into riding a kiddie ride that spun around really fast, eventually lifting you up into the air while still spinning, and slowly making it's way back down to the ground. It was terrifying. I did ride Adventure Express later and was actually quite scared of that one too. We did the SpongeBob 3D theater thing, bumper cars and the Scooby Doo Haunted Mansion (awesome!), but I did a lot of waiting around while other people rode rides. I didn't mind. I've never been a fan of amusement parks really, but I know other people love them so this was bound to happen. The one ride that all of us in the group did ride together (well, we did SpongeBob and Scooby Doo too) was the stunt coaster, which was actually way scarier than I thought it would be. It was a smoother ride than Adventure Express because the track was metal, but it went from 0 to 40 pretty fast and I got a little bit of whiplash because I was too busy holding the arm grip to put my head against the seat like I was supposed to. It also had one part that shot out flames and those were really fucking hot.

All in all, aside from the sunburn and newly awkward tan lines I got, I had a pretty great time, but after it was all over I was just ready to come home and pass out. Which I virtually did. After a nice bubble bath. :)

Greatest birthday weekend ever. Now...bored yet?